The Canada’s first blockchain and distributed ledger technology training path for graduate students, as reported by newswire on June 11.
Aimed at building capacity for existing master’s and PhD students in the area, the program will help scale , UBC iSchool associate professor and Blockchain@UBC cluster lead, stated in the release:
“As the country’s first graduate blockchain learning path, the initiative is transformative to the blockchain sector in The Training Program
The program will focus on four primary sectors: health and wellness, clean energy, regulatory technology, and Indigenous issues. The initiative plans to train 139 students over a six-year period. Supported by 15 industry partners form a wide range of sectors, the students will be offered students high-value internships in collaboration with Mitacs.
As a flagship partner, Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd, stated:
“We are proud to be part of a collaboration that is considered to be the first in $2.44 million for 156 internships and post-doctoral training projects.
Mitacs CEO and Scientific Director, Canada’s leadership in this emerging area of multidisciplinary research and business transformation.”
The faculties of UCB teaching the initiative will hail from diverse disciplines that are well connected with the local community as well as blockchain research centers around the world. The student could expect to critically analyze blockchain solutions and to explore innovative areas where blockchain can be applied to achieve business, social and technical benefits. The training path will officially launch in Read more:Austrian Postal Service Releases Crypto Collectible Stamps
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